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Chapter 11

           Oh,mydearprince,Godblessyou!”

           AtthismomentLebedeffappeared,havingjustarrivedfromPetersburg.Hefrownedwhenhesawthetwenty-fiveroublenoteinKeller’shand,butthelatter,havinggotthemoney,wentawayatonce.Lebedeffbegantoabusehim.

           “Youareunjust;Ifoundhimsincerelyrepentant,”observedtheprince,afterlisteningforatime.

           “Whatisthegoodofrepentancelikethat?Itisthesameexactlyasmineyesterday,whenIsaid,‘Iambase,Iambase,’words,andnothingmore!”

           “Thentheywereonlywordsonyourpart?Ithought,onthecontrary...”

           “Well,Idon’tmindtellingyouthetruthyouonly!Becauseyouseethroughamansomehow.Wordsandactions,truthandfalsehood,arealljumbleduptogetherinme,andyetIamperfectlysincere.Ifeelthedeepestrepentance,believeitornot,asyouchoose;butwordsandliescomeoutintheinfernalcravingtogetthebetterofotherpeople.Itisalwaystherethenotionofcheatingpeople,andofusingmyrepentanttearstomyownadvantage!Iassureyouthisisthetruth,prince!Iwouldnottellanyothermanfortheworld!Hewouldlaughandjeeratmebutyou,youjudgeamanhumanely.”

           “Why,Kellersaidthesamethingtomenearlywordforwordafewminutesago!”criedMuishkin.“Andyoubothseeminclinedtoboastaboutit!Youastonishme,butIthinkheismoresincerethanyou,foryoumakearegulartradeofit.

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